Chapter Summaries

Lin Fan confirmed the Yang Yuan Stone Vein, set up arrays to conceal and protect it, and found an underground fissure filled with Yang Hardening Qi. After cultivating there, he broke through to the Heavenly Yuan Realm.

• Lin Fan uncovered the Yang Yuan Stone Vein and sent Lin Ken back to report it to the Lin Family while he and Lin Xiao stayed to set up arrays.
• Lin Fan activated four arrays that concealed the valley, gathered spiritual energy, and could defend against powerful attacks.
• Lin Fan used the True Martial Dharma Sword to open a passage to an underground fissure, replenishing his Yuan Power with Yang Yuan Pills and the Spirit Stealing Array.
• Lin Fan found a vast field of crimson rocks and a massive beast skeleton, then absorbed the scorching Yang Hardening Qi.
• Lin Fan used Yang Yuan Pills to complete his breakthrough and reached the Heavenly Yuan Realm.

Lin Fan broke through to the Heavenly Yuan Realm, found a Demon Crystal and the dangerous Fire Ancestor Demon Flower, then refused Lin Zhentian’s offer to make him head of the Lin Family. He brought Lin Dong into the fissure to show him the flower as an enormous benefit.

• Lin Fan discovered that his dantian now held both dark blue Yin Yuan Power and crimson Yang Yuan Power, and found a Demon Crystal in the giant beast’s skull.
• Lin Fan identified the Fire Ancestor Demon Flower but decided he needed Lin Dong and Little Marten’s help to deal with it.
• Lin Fan returned to the Lin Family, revealed his breakthrough to the Heavenly Yuan Realm, and Lin Zhentian offered him the position of family head.
• Lin Fan refused the offer because he planned to travel through the Great Yan Dynasty, then took Lin Dong back into the fissure.
• Lin Fan explained the Creation Three Realms to Lin Dong and pointed out the Fire Ancestor Demon Flower as the benefit he had promised.

Lin Fan and Lin Dong harvested the Fire Ancestor Demon Flower, and Lin Fan used it to cultivate Divine Sense before teaching Lin Dong the Spirit Refining Art. Lin Fan advanced to the mid-stage Heavenly Yuan Realm and then took Lin Dong and Qing Tan to visit Flame City.

• Lin Dong used the treasure in his palm to absorb the Fire Ancestor Demon Flower, and Lin Fan took one-third of its crimson essence.
• Lin Fan refined the essence with the Spirit Refining Art and successfully formed Divine Sense.
• Lin Dong's Spiritual Power surged out of control, so Lin Fan helped him suppress it and taught him the Spirit Refining Art.
• Lin Fan cultivated with Yang Yuan Pills and a Spirit Stealing Array, reaching the mid-stage Heavenly Yuan Realm.
• Lin Fan found Lin Dong and Qing Tan outside and invited them to visit Flame City.

At the Rare Goods Pavilion, Master Yan discovered Lin Dong’s powerful spiritual talent and offered to take him as a disciple. Lin Dong accepted, while Lin Fan declined, and Master Yan gave Lin Dong tokens and a booklet to bring to the Symbol Master Association the next day.

• Lin Fan, Lin Dong, and Qing Tan visited the Rare Goods Pavilion in Flame City, where Lin Dong and Qing Tan admired its goods and discussed the Lin Family’s gains after the Lei Family and Xie Family fled.
• Lin Dong focused on the runes engraved on a weapon, awakening a spiritual fluctuation that caught Master Yan’s attention.
• Master Yan probed Lin Dong’s spiritual talent, and Lin Fan intervened when he saw Lin Dong lose control of his body.
• Master Yan asked Lin Dong and Lin Fan to become Symbol Masters, but Lin Fan advised Lin Dong to accept while declining the offer himself.
• Lin Dong agreed to become Master Yan’s disciple, and Master Yan gave him two Talisman Tokens and a booklet to share with Lin Fan before arranging an apprenticeship ceremony for the next day.

Lin Fan opened his Niwan Palace using the Spiritual Power manual, then accompanied Lin Dong to meet Master Yan at the Symbol Master Association. Master Yan introduced his disciple Zi Yue and announced that Lin Dong would become his new disciple, while Lin Fan declined Master Yan’s private offer to join his sect.

• Lin Fan studied the Spiritual Power manual and opened his Niwan Palace, allowing his Divine Sense to grow slowly.
• Lin Fan and Lin Dong visited Master Yan at the Symbol Master Association after Lin Dong presented Master Yan’s token to the guards.
• Master Yan announced that he would accept Lin Dong as his disciple before the Symbol Masters of Flame City.
• Master Yan introduced Zi Yue as his existing disciple and the Association’s most outstanding young member, a Two-Seal Symbol Master.
• Master Yan privately tried to persuade Lin Fan to join his sect by suggesting he could spend more time with Zi Yue, but Lin Fan refused.

Lin Dong became Master Yan’s second disciple and received a treasured spear and the complete Divine Movement Chapter. After returning to Ironwood Village, Lin Dong told Lin Xiao and Lin Zhentian that Master Yan, a Four Seal Talisman Master, had taken him as a disciple, leaving the family delighted at the powerful connection.

• Master Yan led Lin Dong, Lin Fan, Zi Yue, and the other Talisman Masters to pay respects to the Symbol Ancestor.
• Master Yan formally accepted Lin Dong as his second disciple and taught him the sect rules.
• Master Yan gave Lin Dong the Jade Scale Spear and the complete Divine Movement Chapter, while Lin Fan declined his offer to become a disciple.
• Lin Fan, Lin Dong, and Qing Tan returned to Ironwood Village, and Lin Dong told Lin Xiao that Master Yan had taken him as a disciple.
• Lin Xiao told Lin Zhentian about Lin Dong’s apprenticeship, and Lin Zhentian celebrated the family’s new connection to a Four Seal Talisman Master.

Lin Fan visited Qingyang Town’s Trade Fair with Qing Tan and Lin Dong, where he found and seized an ancient piece of wood in the Underground Market. Back in Ironwood Village, he broke its spiritual barrier and obtained the Ancient Vortex Talisman Formation Method.

• Lin Fan took Qing Tan and Lin Dong to the Qingyang Town Trade Fair and led them into the Underground Market to search for a method of condensing rune seals.
• Lin Fan spotted moss-covered ancient wood bearing faint runes at a stall and agreed to buy it for one hundred Yang Essence Stones.
• When the Black-Robed Man raised the price, Lin Fan killed him, took the stall’s goods and Cosmos Sack, and left with Qing Tan and Lin Dong.
• Back in Ironwood Village, Lin Fan broke the spiritual barrier on the ancient wood with his Divine Sense.
• The ancient wood sent information into Lin Fan’s mind, revealing the Ancient Vortex Talisman Formation Method.

Lin Fan condensed the Ancient Vortex Talisman and became a One-Seal Talisman Master before setting out to find the Pill Immortal Pool. After killing its guardian Azure Water Demon Python, he pursued its Demon Spirit into the pool to uncover the fortune hidden there.

• Lin Fan condensed the Ancient Vortex Talisman, becoming a One-Seal Talisman Master with power he believed could rival an ordinary Two-Seal Symbol Master.
• Lin Fan left Ironwood Village, traveled through Flame City, and searched the Heaven Flame Mountain Range for the Pill Immortal Pool.
• Lin Fan found the pool, sensed its dense Yin Yang Energy, and confronted the Azure Water Demon Python lurking inside.
• After the python swallowed him, Lin Fan used the Vajra Mantra and True Martial Dharma Sword to kill it from within.
• Lin Fan followed the python's Demon Spirit into the Pill Immortal Pool, hoping to find the greatest fortune hidden there.

Lin Fan devoured the Azure Water Demon Python's Demon Spirit in the Pill Immortal Pool cave, breaking through to become a Two-Seal Symbol Master, then absorbed the pool's energy until he reached the peak of the Heavenly Yuan Realm. He returned to Ironwood Village and told Lin Zhentian and Lin Xiao that the remaining energy could help two people cultivate.

• Lin Fan followed the Azure Water Demon Python's Demon Spirit into a cave beneath the Pill Immortal Pool and found three Yin Yang Pearls.
• Lin Fan devoured the Demon Spirit with the Ancient Vortex Talisman, split the talisman in two, and advanced to Two-Seal Symbol Master.
• Lin Fan took the Yin Yang Pearls and absorbed the Pill Immortal Pool's energy until he reached the peak of the Heavenly Yuan Realm.
• Lin Fan sealed the pool's remaining energy with a formation and returned to Ironwood Village.
• Lin Fan told Lin Zhentian and Lin Xiao about the pool and offered them its remaining energy, enough for two people.

Lin Fan learned that the Bloodcloth Sect was attacking Ironwood Village and raced back as the sect pursued the Lin Family into the forest’s arrays. The assault stalled when Lin Ken invoked Master Yan’s protection, leaving Wei Tong wary of the consequences of attacking the family.

• Lin Zhentian and Lin Xiao agreed to go with Lin Fan to the Pill Immortal Pool, while Lin Fan returned to the Lin Family and promised to find Lin Dong an equally valuable treasure.
• Lin Fan learned that the Bloodcloth Sect was attacking Ironwood Village because the Lin Family was selling Yang Essence Stones in Flame City, and he rushed toward the village.
• Wei Tong led the Bloodcloth Sect into the Back Mountain Forest, where Gu Ying discovered an Illusion Array and guided the group through it.
• The Bloodcloth Sect reached a Light Screen that Gu Ying said could briefly withstand an Essence Core Realm Great Perfection expert, and Lin Ken emerged to warn Wei Tong that the Lin Family was connected to Master Yan.
• Gu Ying confirmed that Lin Ken’s token belonged to Master Yan, and Wei Tong realized that attacking Master Yan’s disciple’s family could bring the Symbol Master Association and Ten Thousand Gold Commerce Guild against him.

Lin Fan confronted Wei Tong and the Bloodcloth Sect after they withdrew from the Yang Yuan Stone Vein, revealing Spiritual Power at the Three-Seal Talisman Master level. Wei Tong chose to attack him, and the chapter ended as Wei Tong’s punch closed in on Lin Fan.

• Wei Tong ordered the Bloodcloth Sect to withdraw, then told Gu Ying he planned to involve the Blood Wolf Gang in the dispute over the Yang Yuan Stone Vein.
• Lin Fan intercepted the sect members and dismissed Gu Ying as a small fry, prompting Wei Tong to order Gu Ying to cripple him.
• Lin Fan stripped the Spiritual Power from Gu Ying’s sword edges, then revealed that his Divine Sense surpassed Gu Ying’s and reached the Three-Seal Talisman Master level.
• Gu Ying and a Guest Elder urged Wei Tong to kill Lin Fan, and Wei Tong agreed to leave no future trouble behind.
• Gu Ying attacked with Spiritual Power as Wei Tong charged Lin Fan with a full-force punch, and Lin Fan declared that he had slain Essence Core Realm Great Perfection demonic beasts.

Lin Fan defeated Wei Tong, killed Gu Ying, and hunted down the Bloodcloth Sect members who fled the forest. He rode to Flame City and stormed the Bloodcloth Sect’s manor, leaving the surrounding crowd expecting a fight.

• Lin Fan defeated Wei Tong with the Great Sun Wheel, while the Bloodcloth Sect members watched in horror.
• Lin Fan devoured Gu Ying’s Origin Talisman Seals and Spiritual Power, then killed him and took his Cosmos Sack.
• Lin Fan killed the injured Wei Tong and pursued the fleeing Bloodcloth Sect members through the forest and along the road.
• Lin Fan noticed the Lesser Essence Core Realm guest elder had escaped and decided to wipe out the Bloodcloth Sect in Flame City.
• Lin Fan reached the Bloodcloth Sect manor, killed its gate guards with sword edges, and rode through the main gate.

The Bloodcloth Sect elder persuaded Yue Shan to confront Lin Fan by lying about Lin Fan’s words and stressing the threat he posed to the Blood Wolf Gang. Yue Shan reached the Bloodcloth Sect and attacked Lin Fan with his Mountainous Fist, having begun to grasp Form Creation Intent.

• The Gloomy Elder returned to Flame City and begged Yue Shan to avenge the Bloodcloth Sect’s slain leaders.
• The Gloomy Elder falsely claimed Lin Fan had insulted Yue Shan and described the Lin Family’s Yang Yuan Stone Vein, prompting Yue Shan to lead the Blood Wolf Gang toward the Bloodcloth Sect.
• A Blood Wolf Gang member reported that Lin Fan was slaughtering the Bloodcloth Sect, and Yue Shan rode there with his men.
• After looting the Bloodcloth Sect’s Treasure Vault, Lin Fan met Yue Shan outside the main gate and admitted killing Wei Tong to protect his family’s mine.
• Yue Shan claimed he would teach Lin Fan a lesson on Yan Xuan’s behalf, then attacked him with Mountainous Fist as the elder recognized Yue Shan’s Form Creation Intent.

Lin Fan killed Yue Shan and the Bloodcloth Sect consecrator after they attacked him, then Zi Yue arrived with the City Lord’s Mansion guards and ordered the Blood Wolf Gang arrested. Afterward, Lin Fan warned that threats beyond Flame City remained and kept the source of his Spiritual Power secret.

• Yue Shan used the Blood Transformation Return Origin Skill to strengthen his attack, but Lin Fan cut him in two with the True Martial Dharma Sword.
• Lin Fan killed the Bloodcloth Sect consecrator as he tried to flee, leaving the Blood Wolf Gang members too frightened to fight.
• The City Lord’s Mansion guards arrived, and Zi Yue ordered them to take down the Blood Wolf Gang after Lin Fan explained the conflict.
• Zi Yue praised Lin Fan’s strength, and Lin Fan said enemies outside Flame City still posed a danger.
• Zi Yue asked how Lin Fan had cultivated his Spiritual Power so quickly, but he kept it secret and thanked her for helping him.

After news of Lin Fan’s victories spread through Flame City, he broke through to the Lesser Essence Core Realm by condensing a nearly perfect Nine-Star Yuan Pellet. He shared a Yin Yang Pearl with Lin Dong and planned to seek a spiritual herb to help Qing Tan advance.

• Lin Fan’s defeat of Yue Shan and Wei Tong and destruction of the Blood Wolf Gang and Bloodcloth Sect made the Lin Family one of Flame City’s top factions, while stories of his strength spread.
• Lin Fan used the Yin Yang Pearl to condense a faintly golden, nearly Nine-Star Yuan Pellet and advanced to the Lesser Essence Core Realm.
• Lin Fan found Lin Dong, Qing Tan, and the four Flame Python Tigers playing in the courtyard, and praised the two youths for reaching the Heavenly Yuan Realm.
• Lin Fan decided to seek an extremely yin-attributed spiritual herb at the Ancient Tomb Mansion to help Qing Tan condense a Yin Core.
• Lin Fan gave Lin Dong a Yin Yang Pearl, telling him it could help him condense at least an eight-star Yuan Pellet, and revealed that he had already broken through.

Lin Zhentian broke through to the Lesser Essence Core Realm with a six-star Yuan Pellet, while Lin Fan spent two months cultivating Li Fire Golden Eyes. After mastering the flame ability, Lin Fan prepared to explore the Nirvana Ancient Tomb Mansion, and his family looked to him to help them regain a place in the Lin Clan.

• Lin Zhentian completed his breakthrough and revealed that he had formed a six-star Yuan Pellet, crediting Lin Fan for helping him achieve it.
• Martial artists arrived to congratulate Lin Zhentian, learned he led the Qingyang Town Lin Family, and told him about Lin Fan's victories over the Blood Wolf Gang and Bloodcloth Sect.
• Lin Fan cultivated Li Fire Golden Eyes for two months in the underground fissure beneath the Yang Yuan Stone Vein.
• Lin Fan tested his golden flames by burning two holes through a stone platform, then concealed his newly mastered divine ability.
• Lin Fan left the mountain cave and met Lin Zhentian, who praised his accomplishments and hoped Lin Fan could help the family return to the Lin Clan.

Lin Fan reached the Nirvana Ancient Tomb Mansion, broke through its formations, and plundered its chambers for Pure Yuan Pills, Demon Spirits, and Spiritual Treasures. He entered a maze of wooden stakes and Talisman Puppets, with the tomb’s deeper mysteries still ahead.

• After half a month of searching, Lin Fan found the mountain concealing the Ancient Tomb Mansion and broke through its formation barrier.
• Lin Fan opened the mansion’s chambers and collected over two hundred thousand Pure Yuan Pills and two hundred Demon Spirits.
• Lin Fan broke the seal on a hall’s Light Screen and captured six Spiritual Treasures, including an Intermediate Spiritual Treasure.
• Lin Fan passed through another corridor and reached winding paths formed by enormous wooden stakes, where low-grade defective Talisman Puppets stood waiting.

Lin Fan gathered many spiritual medicines and an intact Intermediate Talisman Puppet from the ancient tomb, then returned to Ironwood Village to distribute spiritual treasures and Pure Yuan Pills to his family. He left them with the puppet as a costly last resort against Form Creation Realm enemies.

• Lin Fan passed through a training ground of scrapped talisman puppets and found a pool holding rare spiritual medicines, including the Extreme Yin Dragon Saliva.
• Lin Fan collected the medicines, planning to use their wood-element energy to cultivate the Azure Emperor Longevity Body.
• Lin Fan recovered an intact Intermediate Talisman Puppet from the pool, left the ancient tomb’s deeper area unexplored, and returned to Ironwood Village several days later.
• Lin Fan gave Qing Tan two spiritual treasures, Lin Dong the Heaven Scale Ancient Halberd, and Lin Zhentian and Lin Xiao the remaining sword and shield treasures to divide.
• Lin Fan gave Lin Zhentian two thousand Pure Yuan Pills and warned everyone that the Intermediate Talisman Puppet’s Form Creation Realm attack consumed at least two thousand Pure Yuan Pills.

Lin Fan cultivated the Azure Emperor Longevity Art, enduring the destruction and reconstruction of his body to form the Azure Emperor Longevity Body. He emerged with a transformed physique and powerful defenses.

• Lin Fan prepared spiritual herbs and used a Spirit Stealing Array to cultivate the Azure Emperor Longevity Body.
• Wood-element energy transformed Lin Fan's body, and the golden flame in Xiao Tian's pupils grew stronger.
• Lin Fan shattered his flesh, blood, meridians, and organs, leaving only a crystalline skeleton as he began the dangerous reconstruction.
• Lin Fan drew in wood-element energy and condensed new flesh, organs, and meridians around his bones.
• Lin Fan completed the Azure Emperor Longevity Body and found his new skin harder than steel and his body stronger than before.

Lin Fan guarded Qing Tan as she absorbed the Yin Fiend Qi needed to form a Yin Core, helping her withstand the Calamity Demon Qi surging through her body. Qing Tan began drawing the Qi into her dantian while the Lin Family watched a vast vortex gather around her.

• Lin Fan warned Qing Tan that controlling her Yin Fiend Qi was crucial, and she insisted she would succeed.
• At midnight, Qing Tan absorbed the surrounding Yin Fiend Qi, and Lin Fan added the Extreme Yin Dragon Saliva to her body.
• The resulting Calamity Demon Qi caused Qing Tan severe pain and froze the mountaintop, so Lin Fan used the Void Body Refining Art to absorb some of it.
• Lin Fan urged Qing Tan to gather the Calamity Demon Qi and condense it into a Yin Core, and she began drawing it toward her dantian.
• Qing Tan formed a vortex that pulled Yin Fiend Qi from several hundred zhang away, astonishing Lin Zhentian and the watching Lin Family.